Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,624 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 772 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $166,500 | $192,050 | $215,050 | 1,397 |
| USD | hour | $62 | $69 | $76 | 28 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 44%
- cloud 42%
- ai 38%
- python 35%
- aws 33%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 23%
How the work is done
- Remote 858 · 15%
- Hybrid 741 · 13%
- Onsite 362 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,596 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,099
- Lead 432
- Staff 394
- Principal 104
- Middle 47
- C-level 42
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 925
- 1000+ employees 914
- 51-200 employees 584
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 14
AI-Native Backend Engineer – Platform & APIs (Remote)
Build and maintain backend services and APIs for a food-tech platform, integrating AI into workflows using Go or Java, with a focus on distributed systems and observability.
Staff Backend Engineer - FinTech Data Pipelines (Bangkok)
Build and optimize backend financial systems for a travel tech company, using Java and mentoring engineers in Bangkok with relocation support.
Factory Software Engineer - Real-Time Backend (Go/Python)
Designs and builds real-time backend systems for a new factory using Go or Python, focusing on operational excellence in an in-person role.
Senior Developer, Website (Back-end)
Senior back-end developer builds and evolves APIs and commerce services for Aritzia’s luxury e-commerce site using Salesforce Commerce Cloud and related technologies.
Senior Go Backend Engineer (API Development) USA / Remote / W2
Builds and optimizes Go-based REST/gRPC APIs for a health-tech company, deploying on AWS/GCP with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Python Backend Engineer | AI-Powered, Remote, Equity
Senior Python backend engineer building AI/ML-powered systems for a funded startup, designing scalable services and integrating AI tools.
Senior Principal Network Development Engineer (IC5) – Backend NIC Qualification & NPI (OCI AI2 [...]
Lead backend NIC qualification and NPI for next-gen GPU/accelerator clusters powering AI supercomputing, ensuring RDMA performance and cluster-scale reliability.
Senior Principal Network Development Engineer (IC5) – Backend NIC Qualification & NPI (OCI AI2 [...]
Leads backend NIC qualification and new product introduction for high-performance AI clusters, ensuring RDMA/RoCE-based networking meets strict performance and reliability standards.
Senior Backend Engineer: High-Performance Node.js & TS
Builds and scales the backend of a podcasting platform using Node.js and TypeScript, working remotely with a distributed team.
Lead Backend Engineer – Real-Time Web3 FinTech Platform
Builds and maintains real-time backend systems and APIs for a Web3 fintech platform focused on crypto trading and decentralized financial services.
Senior Backend Engineer – AI Agents Platform (Remote)
Builds and maintains backend services powering an AI agents platform, focusing on distributed systems, API design, and data modeling in a fast-paced startup environment.
Senior Python Backend Engineer — AI SaaS (Remote, Equity)
Designs and builds AI-powered backend systems for a SaaS startup using Python and PostgreSQL, working fully remotely.
Backend Software Engineer (Remote)
Build and maintain Go-based backend services and contribute to the open-source OpenTDF project for data security and scalability in enterprise and federal environments.
Founding Engineer: Build Core Backend & Own Features
Build and scale core backend systems in Python and TypeScript while owning features at a fast-growing San Francisco startup.
Senior Backend Engineer, AI Infra — Remote Options
Senior backend engineer in San Francisco building high-performance infrastructure and APIs for an AI-driven Decision Context Graph platform using Python and Go.
Senior Go Backend Engineer — AI Fintech, Remote Europe
Senior backend-focused engineer building server-side services and APIs for an AI-driven fintech company, using Go and cloud technologies.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Agentic AI Platform
Design and build the backend systems for an AI-driven automation platform used by enterprise IT and managed service providers.